U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected proposed conditions for a plea deal for five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of aiding in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
U.S. President Joe Biden leaves after delivering remarks on International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association finalizing a new contract from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 6, 2023.U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected proposed conditions for a plea deal for five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of aiding in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council.
The Office of the Chief Prosecutor for Military Commissions sent a letter, dated Aug. 1, to families who lost loved ones in the 2001 attacks, notifying them that a plea deal was being considered that could take the death penalty off the table.
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